Paper-hanger&#39;s board



E. s. JUDD ET AL PAPER HANGERS BOARD Filed Dec.. 8, 1925 I5 52 v'enzar'smold Patented Dec. 18, .1928.

Lesa-766 S; JUDD. AND RALPH 'RUSSO, OF SOUTHI'NGTON, CONNECTICUT.

PAPER-HANGERS BOARD.

Application filed December Our invention relates to improvements inpaper hangers boards and the object of our improvement is simplicity andeconomy in construction and convenience and efficiency in use. f

In the acco-n'ipanying drawing v F gure 1 is a plan view of our improvedpaper hangers board in the folded or closed position, being in partbroken away to show one end of the slot for housing the zinc straightedge, the joint for the arm extension, and certain other details.

Figure 2 is a similar view in the position for use, the arm extensions"for extra widths of paper being shown, and an extraboard section beingindicated'by broken lines.

7 Figure '3is an end elevation in the fully opened position, with theguide section extending the Widthat the top, and the arms in pendantposition for use as supporting legs. Figure 4 is a sectional View on-anenlarged scale on the line 4a of; Fig. 2- through the adjustable hinge."i V Figure 5 isa sectional view on the line 55 of Fig. 2, through one ofthe indexes.

Figure 6 is a diagrammatic plan view under conditions of use with a rollof paper, part thereof being in the cutting position, with markings,numbered, to indicate figures on the paper that require matching withincidental waste or surplusage of paper, and the setting or the indexesto correspond.

Our improved paper hangers board coinprises a main section 10 at the"middle; a front section 11 that serves to extend the width of theboard, and a guide section 12 at the rear that cooperates with the othersec: tions in difierent ways accordingto the posir tion, as will bedescribed, said sections being connected along opposed edges by means ofsets of hinges 13. f

The board when set up for use is supported by horses as. usual and orcollapsible and portable form and when paper used that is extra wide'anextra section Ll of. board may be used along the front.

The guide section 12 may be opened out so as to serve to provideadditional width to the boardas a wholetor use in applying the paste tothe paper and in such position the arms 15 and 16 that are hingedthereto are brought to a pendant position so as to serve as additionalsupporting legs. I V

In e u ting op rat on t e arm 15, adjacent on end and. shown. a the ghin Fig- S, 1. 25.- se l No. 74.1

2, serves as a cutter, thepaper being torn .orcut along the outer edge17 thereof, and

is connected to the guide section 12 bythe cutter-arm hingelff, so thatit can be swung back and forth relatively to the cutting po--' sition. I

At the'o-pposite or left end the arm 16 is connected to the guidesect-ion 12 by means of the slide hinge 18 that is slidahly mounted onthe guide section 12 through the medium "of a metaljplato 19 forlongitudinal movement, Said left arm 16 serves as weight or block forholding down the fi'eeond 20 of the paper. The part21or" the paper tobeopera-tcd upon extends from the arm 16 along the intervening space andunder the arm .15 and the body 22 "of the roll rests upon the tail endportion 23 of the board at 'the right.

v Markers or indexes 2st are used in conjunc-v tion with the decorationsor figures on the paper for locating the length of the paper to'be cutandthese are mounted for longitudinal sliding movement on the strip 19insubstantially the same manner'as theslide hinge18. i i l With plainpaper to be operated upon only one marker 24' would be usedand"preferably in order to. reduce waste of paper, the, one adjacent thearm 16 and this would be adjusted to a position close t'osaid 16.

Inthe case. of operating upon paper having ornamental figures, requ ringmatching and consequent waste, the two markers would be used and thesewould be set so that the space 25 between'the ma fkerswould cor--respond to the extra waste duetosuch particu'lar paper. l

Thus in Fig. 6 the. exposed face is shown as mar ed off' by a ofcross-lines comprising dash-and-dot lines 26 that alternate with brokenlines 27 that indicate a difference in characterand the spaces25fbetween adja cent lines determine thev width" of the space v25 etenthe m r ers r lndjexe 24L.

' Alternately the left and the right marker 24: would be used inlocating the paper on the board and all ofthe cutting would be donealongthe edge 17 of the arm 15. i

p The board, as described, provides ameansol' effectinga' system ofcutting. he rms 15 an llfi ompris 1 a ma n part 28 that is madeiofproper length for, cooneration with h main part e ion 10 and he nt 'setion'll f r Working pon paper of ordinary widths and for use with theextra loose section 14' they are provided each with an end portion orextension 29 that provides the needed extra length. The joint betweenthe main part 28 and the extension part 29 may be of any suitable form.As shown, the extension part 29 has a pair of spaced longitiiidinallydirected fingers 81 that project from the end face and enter withinsuitable sockets in the opposed end face of the'm'ain part 28.

Latch-es 83 at the ends serve to hold the board locked in the closedposition.

In such closed position the free end face 34 of the guide section 12 isopposed to the free end face 35 of the front section 11 and serves as aclosure for a slot 36 that enters inwardly into the adjacent end portionof the front section 11 and that extends along the length thereof, beingclosed at the ends by plugs 87. v

The slot 36 serves as a housing for a straight-edge '38, usually ofzinc, that is used for trimming the paper longitudinally. A notch 39 maybe provided in the free edge or end face 35 for providing access to thestraight-edge 38. i

In the closed position the arms 15 and 16 are disconnected from theguide section 12 by breaking the hinges 15 and 18 by pulling out thepintles 40; each arm retains a hinge member; the two arms are connectedin alignment by means of one of the pintles 40, and they supportedagainst the bottom face 41 of the front section 11 by means of springclips 42.

As shown, the hinge member 43 on the right arm 15 has a pair of spacedhinge knuckles 44 and for cooperating therewith the hinge member 45 onthe left arm 16 has a single middle hinge knuckle 46.

The outer hinge member 47 of the slide hinge 18 that cooperates with thehinge member 45 on the left arm 16 is the part that slides along thesheet metal plate or strip 19. For cooperating as a hinge member withthe single middle hing-e knuckle 46 of the left arm 16 said. outer hingemember 47 has a pair of laterally spaced hinge knuckles 48.

In order to permit of such sliding of the outer hinge member 47' thesame is made in the form of a. spring clip of a single piece of sheetmetal that is bent to provide a return bend. Said return bend serves tointer-connect a top portion and a bottom portion 51. that are opposedone to the other and spacedfor gripping the portion of the sheet metalstrip or plate 19 that is positioned therebetween.

The knuckles 48 are located at the free edge of the top portion 50 andat the free edge ofthe bottom portion 51 there is a downwardly directedlip or finger 52.

The lip 52 cooperates with a longitudinal groove 53 in the opposed face54 of the material of the guide section 12 and serves to position theslide hinge 18 laterally.

The indexes 24 are supported fromfthe strip 19 in the same manner as thehinge 18, the clamping details being similar, and in the structure theexposed body portion 55 corresponds to the top portion 50. v

The edge 17 of the right arm 15 is simply a right-angled corner thatserves as a straight-edge along which the paperniay be torn or out. Inthe use of the term cut or cutting, the generic significance of the termis implied as having reference to any manner of severing the length orstrip of paper de sired from the roll. Actual cutting may be en'iployedin some cases, whereas in others, as with an experienced operator,simple tearing may be relied upon.

As described and as particularly shown in Fig. 4, the supporting hingepart 47 of the slide hing-e 18 is operatively supported for slidingalong the metal strip 19 by integral means that operate as a springclamp, involving upper and lower clamping arms that are connected by areturn bend of sheet metal. 'lhe downwardly directed lip 52 on the lowerof said arms by engagement in the groove 53 serves to prevent sidewisemovement and separation from the supporting strip and to confinemovement to a sliding movement along said strip.

Also, as described, the indices or markers 24 are similarly operativelyconfined, as shown in Fig. 5.

Considering the detail of the hinge knuckles, the supporting hinge'part47 of the slide hinge 18 comprises a pair of knuckles 48 symn'ietricallyarranged and separated by a space for receiving the single knuckle 46 ofthe left arm 16. The knuckle feature for the hinge 15 for the right arm15 is similar to that for the arm 16, but the position thereof andrelation to the connected parts is reversed, in that the two spacedknuckles 44 are provided on the hinge member 43 on the arm 15 and thesingle knuckle for cooperating therewith, like the knuckle 46 on the arm16, is provided on the supporting member that is attached to the guidesection 12. r

The provision of the arrangement of the hinge knuckles described ensuresproper connection for the arms 15 and 16 with acorrect connection of thehinges by the removable pintles and, in particular, that the arm 15 thatused for severing the paper will be properly connected for use,

We claim as our invention 1. A paper hangers board comprising a mainsection, a guide section of appreciably less width than said mainsection, hinged by one of its edges to one of the edges of said mainsection, having a guide-edge for paper at the other free edge, andprovided with an arm for overlying said paper that .is connected to saidother free edge of said guide section, and the parts being constructedand arranged so that said. guide 'seoti'on can be opened out for servingas an extension of said main section. v f

2. In apaper hangers boardasfdescribed in claim 1,a second' armhinge'dlyand-slidabl y connected to said guide section f'or-being' superimposedupon paper that is being operated upon under conditions 'of" use, andsaid first mentioned arm having an edge for us'ein severing, paper fromthe roll;

A aper 'hangers board com-prisingfa permanent unitary board structurethat is made up of a plurality of-sections arranged edge to edge and anarm arranged for being positioned across said board structure sandterminating substantially at the free edge of said boardstructure, and"ani ex tension for said arm being provided for being positioned. acrossan extra w dth of board foruse with paper that is wider than sa dpermanent,

board structure.

4. In a paper hangers board, an elongated board structure, a pairof armslocated re-' spectively adjacent each of the ends thereof and hinged forbeing swung back and forth relatively .to the face of said boardstructure,- one of said arms beingoperative as aweight device forholding down the ends of the paper delivered from the roll, and theother of said arms having an edge for severing the paper. from the rollbody', and said board structure being extended beyondsaid other armforsupporting the roll of paper from which the paper is delivered forsevering.

5. In a paper hangers board, a board structure having a main sectionanda front and a rear section hingedto the opposite edges of said mainsection so as to fold over upon one face of said main section, saidfront section and. rear section when sofolded having" the opposed edgesclosely ad acent, and one of said opposed edgeshaving a slot thatextends inwardly for housing a straighoedge or the like, whereby theother of said opposed edges serves as a closureforsaid slot. I

6., In a paper hangers board, a board, a )air of arms for being swungacross said board, hinges individuallyconnecting said arms and board andcomprising each a leaf for the arm that is connected to a leaf of theboard by a removable pintle, and the leaf on one arm mating with theleaf on the other arm for permitting of connecting the two arms togetherby means of a pintle,

7. In a paper hangers board, a board structure and an arm having astraight-edge at one end thereof, and a pair of adjustable indicesoperatively mounted'at the other end of said board for alternativeuse incooperation wlth said edge 1n operatlng upon a roll ofwall paper offigured character for alternatively severing different lengths of saidpaper.

8. A paper hangers board comprising in folded over"against V havlng afree edge for use as a guideedge'for combination, an elongated boardstructure, a guide section jof relative'ly narrow width, op"; osed tothe edge of said" board structure an; hinged thereto so as to be adaptedto-be opened outwardly into substantially the same plane as. said board,structure and also to be one face thereof, and

. paperpa pair-of arms hinged to saidfree edge, o'neo-f said arms havinga papeiwsever ingedge, the other of said arms being moun ed for slidingalong said boardstruetur-e,

p'ape r,' ,a guide section located along one edge of saidfboard andextended for substantially the entirelength' thereof, said guidesect-ion having an edgeforguidingthe paper, and said guide sectionserving as the means for operatively supporting said arms.

"10. In combination in a paper hangers board, an elongated board forreceiving paper to be severed, a guide edger extending along one edgeportion of said board and forsubstantially the entire length thereof,devices at one end of said board for use in severing said paper from theroll,'and the other end of said board being provided witha slidesupportthat is arranged so as to be in parallelism with said guide'edge. 7 11.In a combination 10, an arm for overlying said paper located at saidother end of the board,,a hinge for.

said arm comprising one leaf that is connected to one end of sald arm,and the other leaf of said hinge being mounted for sliding on said slidesupport. I

12. In a paper hangers board, a board proper having a straight-edgealong oneedge portion,a pair'of markers located adjacent [one end ofsaid board and mounted for in dependent adjustment in parallelism withsaid edge, and paper severing means at" the otherend of said board,-whereby in using the board for severing operative lengths of figuredpaper from the roll, the markers serve to cooperate one with the otherto indicate the difference in overall length of the alternate operativelengths. Y

13. In a paper hangers theface 0f said board, hinges having removablepmtles individually connecting said j board, a board proper, a pair ofarms for being swung across as described in claim I arms withsaid boardand comprising a hinge member at the end of each of said arms, and i thesaid hinge members matching one with the other for permitting ofconnecting said arms end to end and in alignment by the use of-one ofsaid pintles.

14E. In apaper'hangers board, a board proper having a straight-edgealong one edge a the face of'said board being connected to said hingemember. r I

15.-In a paper hangers board, aboard proper and an arm for being swungtransversely thereover, ametal strip extended along a portion of thelength of said board, and means for slidably connecting said arm to saidstrip in the form of a spring clamping device having'clamping arms forgripping said strip. 7

16. In a paper hangers board as described in claim 15, said board beingprovided with a groove in parallelism Withsaid strip, and one of saidarms having a lip that is engaged in said groove. 17. In a paper hangersboard, a board proper and a metalstrip extended along a portion of thelength thereof, and an index mounted for adjustment in. position alongsaid portion having means for operative con nection with said strip. a ap 18. In a paper hangers board," aboard proper, a pair of spaced hingeknuckles adjacent one end of said board and a single knuckle adjacentthe other end thereof, a pair of arms for use as Weight devices and onethereof being provided with. a severing edge, and said arms beingprovided individually wlth knuckles for matlng respectively With saidknuckles on the board.

19. In a paper hangers board, aboard proper, paper severingdevicesadjacent one end thereof, and a V finger-like pointing markerslidablv mounted along a portion of the length'at'the other end of saidboard.

EARLE S. JUDD.

RALPH RUS SO,

